January 16th

The Sheridan City Council will work with a light agenda this evening, as there are only a handful of items to be considered. The defunct housing project on east Montana Street known as York Place may be getting a breath of fresh air.

Most of the major drainage basins in the state had significantly higher than normal precipitation during December—except for the Tongue and Powder watersheds, which were the driest in the state. Jim Fahey Hydrologist with NOAH Weather Service:

January 15th

Changes to the layout of the Sheridan County Fairgrounds has essentially created a lack of handicap parking. Facilities Director Melissa Albrecht explains the option that they are considering at this time.

One-percent funding requests from the city and county are being submitted, ahead of the January 18 deadline, said Buffalo City Planner Zach Montgomery. City and county department heads and boards submit their requests to the One-Percent Committee, who will choose the best requests for funding. Montogomery explains.

January 14th

Officials with the Bighorn National Forest want to remind people that even when the ground is snow covered that no off-road vehicles or ATV's with wheels are permitted to be off of open numbered posted roads.

The latest Consumer Price Index report shows prices in the Western region of the U.S., which includes Wyoming along with 12 other states, to have increased .2 percent over the last month, and 1.3 percent from a year ago.